Are your heart rate zones set correctly? One reason I ask is that they sometimes reset themselves spontaneously on my watch. But either way, if they're set at a level where you can't spend time in the anaerobic zone...
this post was submitted on 05 May 2024
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Unless you're really trying to train for something specific, I would just ignore it. I mainly cycle and I have enjoyed riding much more since I got rid of my bike computer and power meter. I still track rides with strava of course, but not having all the numbers during my ride let's me just enjoy it. I also quit wearing my garmin watch on runs for similar reasons.
Yesterday I reached optimal anaerobic effect for the first time ever. The difference is that I've started using the daily suggestions. Threshold, sprint, anaerobic, VO2max and so on.